Lyon family papers, 1832-1883.

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Lyons family. Lyon family papers, 1832-1883.

Lyon family papers, 1832-1883.

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Papers, 1832-1883, relating mainly to William Phoebus Lyon and his sons. The material includes correspondence, deeds relating to the properties of William Phoebus Lyon's father, James Harvey Lyon, and clippings and printed ephemera. The correspondence includes an 1832 letter from William Phoebus Lyon to his father, discussing anxiety about cholera in New York, the nomination of Andrew Jackson, and the opening of the Harlem Railroad. However, most of it consists of letters to and from three of his sons, who served in the Civil War: Charles Grenville Lyon, Lorenzo Edward Lyon, and Phoebus Woodville Lyon. One letter, from William Phoebus Lyon, describes his grief at Charles Grenville Lyon's death, and fear that conditions in military hospital may have contributed to it. Letters from Lorenzo Edward Lyon describe his treatment in military hospital in Beaufort (S.C.), and defend his decision to send pieces of bone removed from his arm to Washington for research, rather than sending them home. Two letters from a friend, John W. Selvage, describe Lorenzo Lyon's death, and discuss his own fears about how he would be treated as an African American if he were taken prisoner. Letters from Phoebus Woodville Lyon describe his experiences as a prisoner of war in Texas, and two letters from George H. Putnam describe how he was taken prisoner at the same time. Printed ephemera include a trade card for William Phoebus Lyon's wholesale stationery business in New York City, and material related to the Irving Institute, the boys' school he founded in Tarrytown. Other miscellaneous material includes a phrenological examination of Phoebus Woodville Lyon, and his New Jersey teacher's certificate, dated 1883.

0.4 linear feet (1 box)

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